(Summary from Amazon)
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So I've decided to type up my thoughts, feelings, excerpts, and Bible verses the book contains. This post is January's summary. :)
- Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "The are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope."
- Relax in God's healing presence
- Luke 10 - Jesus sends out His disciples
- Jesus is my most devoted companion
- John 16 - The work of the Holy Spirit
- I trust in you Jesus. Strengthen relationship with God!
- Psalm 139 - "O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me..."
- "It is through problems and failure, weakness and neediness that you learn to rely on Me."
- "True dependence is not simply asking me to bless what you have decided to do. It is coming to me with an open mind and heart, inviting me to plant my desires within you."
- "Time is a trainer, teaching you to wait upon Me, to trust Me in the dark."
- Praise God and have a thankful heart
- 1 Thessalonians 5 - "For you know quite well that the day of the Lord will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night..."
- Hope in God
- God is always with me, through everything
- Romans 8 - Life in the Spirit, The future glory, Nothing can separate us from God's love
- Psalm 56:3-4 - "O God, have mercy on me. The enemy troops press in on me..."
- Put the control in God's hands
- Remain with God
- Empty? Be filled with God's peace!
- Focus on God and you will be safe
- Relax! God is in control
- Matthew 11 - Jesus and John the Baptist, Judgment for the unbelievers, Jesus' prayer of Thanksgiving
- Rejoice today, refuse to worry about tomorrow
- Stay close to God - do not take shortcuts from his path
- Don't put God in the background of your mind when other things arise.
- Accept that God's way is better than yours
- You are my Daddy! I can always run into your arms!
- Proverbs 3 - Trusting in the Lord
- "Anything that makes you anxious is a growth opportunity. Instead of running away from these challenges, embrace them, eager to gain all the blessings I have hidden in the difficulties. If you believe that I am Sovereign over everything in your life, it is possible to trust Me in all situations. Don't waste energy regretting the way things are or thinking about what might have been, start at the present moment - accepting things exactly as they are - and search for my way in the midst of those circumstances."
- God understands that I am Human.
- God will never leave of forsake me
- Deuteronomy 31 - Joshua becomes Israel's leader, Public reading of the Law
- "Rejoice in the face of hardship, for I have overcome the world.
- James 1 - Faith and endurance, Listening and doing
- John 16:33 - "I have told you all this so that you may have peace in Me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world."
- Spend time with God
- Do not speed up God's work in you
- Don't seek perfection -seek Jesus
- When everything is going 'wrong' trust Jesus anyway
- Psalm 112 - "Praise the Lord! Happy are those who fear the Lord. Yes, happy are those who delight in doing what he commands..."
- God is with me
In one of the devotionals, there is a story about a person walking along God's Path. One day, the person looks up and sees a huge mountain that seems to be coming up along the path. The person gets scared, and turns from God's path and goes out into the woods, where they get lost and stuck. God appears and tells the person that they shouldn't have ran from God's path when they saw an obstacle, since the path God had picked would take them around the mountain instead.
So the lesson is, don't think you know more than God! God knows the path He has picked for you, so you shouldn't turn from that path when obstacles arise. God will get you through!
Hope you enjoyed :)
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